Vista Hermosa Photos

This photo shows the steep grade of the hill on which this village is built. The people who live here are very poor, beyond the comprehension of most North Americans. A comment was apparently made on one of the news channels -"Well, what can they expect if they build their houses in places like that." One might think that, but these people have no choice. Because all of Guatemala's wealth is held by only 40% of the population, the other 60% suffer. It is heartbreaking to see people driving around in Jaguars and BMWs who will do nothing to help their own countrymen.


Standing in Vista Hermosa, amongst the tin shacks, the wealth of the city beyond can be seen at the bottom of the hill. Flat ground with no danger of landslides wiping out the homes.



Inside one of the homes are students from Escuela Integrada. The parents are both working and the young boy at right is in charge of the family for the day. We delivered a bag of food and hygiene staples and then took time to pray over the children. They had a lot of water in their home after the storm, but no mud thanks to a new roof that was put on by a missions team.


The father of this home, like so many here, is an alcoholic and often absent from the family.





These pics are of the river that flooded the town with 2-3 feet of water. This is its normal height, or depth, or whatever - so you can see how crazy this storm was. They are trying to repair the river bed as quickly as possible before any more storms hit.